Misuse of Corporate\Discounted Rate Codes
#106
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If a client has a discounted rate at a hotel near the site you are visiting, and they are paying for your stay, of course they are going to want you to use the discounted rate. This happens all the time. That's not misuse. The people who are misusing corp/special rates know who they are.
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#108
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The difference is in order to use the government rate Marriott requires you to be a government employee. The government agency doesn't set the rules, Marriott does.
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Many hotels will extend the Government rate to a Government Contractor. If they will not it is the contractor decision whether to seek hotel that does, or pay the difference.
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The point is that the Government only re-reimburse GSA set rates should not be a surprise. The Government also do not impose where (or with which hotel chain) you must stay. This is a well known fact if you are a contractor for the Government.
Many hotels will extend the Government rate to a Government Contractor. If they will not it is the contractor decision whether to seek hotel that does, or pay the difference.
Many hotels will extend the Government rate to a Government Contractor. If they will not it is the contractor decision whether to seek hotel that does, or pay the difference.
There can also be special rates for state governments with widely varying rules even within the same chain/brand and the same state. In particular, some of these specify only the state where the hotel is located and some require travel orders in principle.
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There is a government rate thread for those who'd like to debate/discuss gov't rates vs. corporate rates
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